Please join the Club for our Regular General Meeting on Friday, Jan 12th starting at 7:00 pm, on Zoom. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09
Forum Topic – “Setting up a Dream Shack” After more than 20 years as a Ham, Rick, N1RM finally had a chance to build his dream station. Join Rick as he goes through the challenging, but rewarding process of getting the station on the air. Time: 7:00-7:30 pm
Main Presentation Topic --
The first four state QSO parties start this month! Vermont and Minnesota are the 6th, and SC then NC are the 27 & 28th>. See https://www.contestcalendar.com/stateparties.html for more details.
Stand by for details on the VWS Club meeting on Friday, 5 Feb
The Winter Field Day Association will host Winter Field Day 2021 from 2pm EST Saturday to 2pm EST Sunday, January 30-31, 2021.
Station set-up, for those operating outdoors, or from a location not your current QTH may commence no earlier than 1900 UTC (2pm EST) on the Friday before. Station setup may consume no more than 12 hours total. How & when you schedule/spend those 12 hours is up to you.
All Amateur bands, HF, VHF, & UHF except 12, 17, 30 and 60 meters may be used, a
Please join the Club our Regular General Meeting on Friday, Jan 22nd starting at 7:00 pm, on Zoom. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09 If needed, the meeting ID and passcode are: 839 0687 1573 and 592282
Forum Topic – “A survey of useful computer apps for Ham Radio” Join Mike, WA8AHZ has he surveys some of the more interesting websites, apps and computer software to aid the Amateur Radio Operator. Club members will be asked t
***Please distribute to all amateur radio operators in the National Capital Region***
Fairfax County ARES has been requested to support the 2021 Presidential Inauguration and we need your help! From 0800-1600L on Inauguration Day, FFXARES will conduct a situational awareness net in support of the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (DC HSEMA). Please see the attached documents for event details and instructions if you wish to participate. The p
Please join the Club for first general meeting in 2021 on Friday, Jan 8th starting at 7:00 pm, on Zoom. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09
Forum: “My experience with Amateur Satellites and ISS” by Brendan, KM4HRR, Time: 7:00-7:30 pm (followed by Club announcements)
Main Presentation: “Railroad Communication” by Andrew K3NHT, Time: 7:30- 9:00 pm
Interested in learning more about the early movers and shakers of Ham Radio? Browse Chris Codella's (W2PA) ham radio history website: Ham Radio History | A Century of Amateur Radio – Hams, Organizations, Events, Inventions (w2pa.net). It's worth your time. See you at the Club meeting (via Zoom) on January 8, 2021.
The VWS Board of Directors and Officers wish you a safe and healthy holiday season, and we share with you (from QRZ.com) the following holiday thoughts: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/a-hams-night-before-christmas.737696/
We're still looking for a few folks to sign up to operate the Special Event starting Friday, 18 Dec and running thru the 24th. The sign up roster is on the W4F VWS Resource page Resource page for W4F Operators – Vienna Wireless Society
Dec 11th: (Virtual) Annual Holiday Party: Please join the Club for our annual holiday celebration starting at 7:00 pm, on Zoom. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09
This will be a BYOD (Bring Your Own Dinner … Drink? ... Diva?) to the meeting, and let’s have some fun just celebrating together. There will be a number of recognition awards presented, and on a somber note, we’ll have a memorial for a number of our fellow Club member
Ever wonder how a slim jim or the big brother, a J-Pole antenna work?
A quick check on the internet reported that “the J-pole antenna is an end-fed omnidirectional half-wave antenna that is matched to the feedline by a quarter wave parallel transmission line stub of Lecher system form. Matching to the feed-line is achieved by sliding the connection of the feedline back and forth along the stub until an impedance match is obtained. Being a half-wave antenna, it provides a small gain over a
Contest Objective: To support amateur self-training in radiocommunications, including improving amateur operating skills, conducting technical investigations, and intercommunicating with other amateurs. Stations in the United States and Canada (including territories and possessions) exchange information with as many other US and Canadian stations as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands.
Contest Period: Begins 2100 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
Contest
The Board of Directors of the Vienna Wireless Society will host the Corporation’s Annual Business Meeting on Friday, November 13, 2020 via Zoom. The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09 This is the same link used for the General Membership Meetings. If needed, the Meeting ID is: 839 0687 1573 with Passcode: 592282
In accordance with the By-laws, the meeting will start at 7:40 pm. The Zoom link will open at 7:00 pm for social discuss
Ever hear of Reginald Fessenden?
- Made the first wireless voice transmission, on Cobb Island, Maryland on December 23, 1900.
- Known as the father of Amplitude Modulation, and the first person to use a carbon microphone to modulate a carrier signal.
- On December 24, 1906, Fessenden made the first wireless musical broadcast, which was heard by ships of the coast of Massachusetts.
- Holder of more than 500 patents in illumination and early wire
If you're ready to take the exam, and wish to do it in person, see below:
Sponsor: Dunn Loring Fire Dept
Date: Oct 31 2020
Time: 11:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
Contact: Howard F. Cunningham
(703) 359-9211
Email: wd5dbc@arrl.net
VEC: ARRL/VEC
Location: Dunn Loring Fire Station 13
2148 Gallows Rd
Ground Level
Board Room
Fairfax VA 22027
NOTE: The Zoom Logon is needed attend the Club’s Regular Membership Meetings is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09 If needed, the meeting ID and passcode are: 839 0687 1573 and 592282
Forum -- “You Can’t Take it with You”: Scott, KD4EBL, the head of the VWS SK/Consignment Sale Committee will discuss expanding your estate planning to include disposition instructions on your radio equipment. Time 7:00-7:30 pm
Main Presentation -- “On Refl
Ham Bootcamp
Are you new to the hobby, or thinking of becoming a Ham? Our friends at the Nashua Area (New Hampshire) Radio Society have especially invited you to attend their Boot Camp, virtually on Nov 7th More details are at: https://www.n1fd.org/2019/09/01/ham-bootcamp/
Sign up for their next Bootcamp via email to membership@n1fd.org.
NOTE: These are new logon credentials as of 9/1/2020. This new Zoom Logon is needed attend the Club’s Regular Membership Meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09 If needed, the meeting ID and passcode are: 839 0687 1573 and 592282
Forum – “National Capital Region/Fairfax County Emergency Communication Cache”: Join Zach, K4SDZ as he takes us on a virtual tour of the National Capital Region/Fairfax County Emergency Communication Cache. Time
Want to visit (virtually) the South Pacific in October? Join the hunt for Bora Bora, or any number of the islands during the 75th Annual Oceania DX Contest. It runs from:
- (Phone) 06:00 UTC Saturday 3 October to 06:00 UTC Sunday 4 October 2020 and
- CW: 06:00 UTC Saturday 10 October to 06:00 UTC Sunday 11 October 2020.
The Islands participating are at: http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/html/oceania.html
And the rules are at:
http://www.oceaniadxcon
NOTE: These are new logon credentials as of 9/1/2020. This new Zoom Logon is needed attend the Club’s Regular Membership Meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09 If needed, the meeting ID and passcode are: 839 0687 1573 and 592282
Forum – “KerberosSDR for Radio Direction Finding” Andrew K3NHT will provide an overview of his recent experiences using KerbrosSDR, a system that uses a set of 4 RTL-SDR Software Defined Radio dongles for radio d
If you loved the 13 Colonies Special Event Stations in July, then you'll really like the hunt working the Route 66 on the air special event that runs through Sep 20th. The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club of San Bernardino, CA hosts this event every September. This year there are a whopping twenty-one special event stations (W6A to W6U) stretching the entire length of the historic Route 66 scenic motor highway looking for you to make contact … details are at: http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=117 Lo
NOTE: These are new logon credentials as of 9/1/2020. This new Zoom Logon is needed attend the Club’s Regular Membership Meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906871573?pwd=V3l1UkZmSGZObGI5YkhLbGFYRzRUZz09 If needed, the meeting ID and passcode are: 839 0687 1573 and 592282
Friday, 11 Sept 2020
Forum – “Introduction to Computer Software to aid Ham Radio Operations”: Dean Souleles, KK4DAS. Time 7:00-7:30 pm
Main Presentation – “A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Mobile Rad
We’ll use the VWS General Meeting Zoom URL for these meetings. Zoom URL is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/876619925?pwd=MkcrMU85Sm5PT3g5SzNOU214ZDdmQT09 If needed, the Meeting ID is: 876 619 925 and password: 3eE0ibYYJG
Forum –" CalTopo" Forum – “CalTopo” Join Mike, KA4CDN as he discusses the interactive web- based mapping application CalTopo. While not HAM radio specific, it has many features that can be useful in HAM related activities; from planning events and excursions to analyzing
A second COVIN-19 Fox Hunt will be hosted on Aug 22nd at 1000, 1200 & 1400 Local. The objectives of the event are:
-- Study methods and practice skill of radio signal transmitter detecting / locating, i.e., Foxhunting
-- Optionally study and/or build VHF antennas suitable for Foxhunting
-- Practice using a compass to take bearings, plot bearings
The transmission will be for two minutes on the five-minute marks. For example, for the 10:00 am hunt, the f
The North American QSO Party-SSB is a twice-a-year contest we participate in. This contest is as much a learning experience for our newer SSB operators as it is a serious event for our more proficient contesters. Our August occurrence of this event will start at 2:oo pm on Saturday, August 15th. The event will be done virtually, and Pete, K6BFA is looking for teams of people to work together (virtually). See here for instructions.
We’ll use the VWS General Meeting Zoom URL for these meetings. Zoom URL is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/876619925?pwd=MkcrMU85Sm5PT3g5SzNOU214ZDdmQT09 If needed, the Meeting ID is: 876 619 925 and password: 3eE0ibYYJG
Forum – NO FORUM TOPIC. Instead, the main presentation will start directly after a Club announcements.
Main Presentation – “Volcanoes for Hams, Poets and Lovers, Part II”: It’s been two years since Mike, AE4R provided his stimulating presentation on volcanoes fro
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